There was a 28% reduction in road deaths last year when compared to 2020 but vulnerable road users still account for more than half of the number of accident victims across Guyana, according to Minister of Public Works (MoPW) Juan Edghill, who says citizens continue to die at an “alarming” rate.
In 2020, 139 persons were killed in fatal accidents but only 99 in 2021, according to statistics released by Edghill’s ministry on Friday.
“What is very notable is that the vulnerable class of road users (pedal cyclists, motor cyclists and pedestrians) accounted for 67.7% of the total deaths in 2021 [while] in 2020 they accounted for 79.9% of the total deaths,” said Edghill, who voiced concern that some persons continue to use the roads in “a reckless and uncaring manner.
